Seven-Mile Island WMA: 2026-27 seasons, rules and map
ADCNR's 2026-27 AREA Permit for Seven-Mile Island WMA sets these deer seasons: archery Oct. 15-Feb. 10; primitive weapons Nov. 16-20 and Feb. 1-7; there is no turkey season. The area is 6,010 acres of public hunting land in Lauderdale and Colbert counties, run by ADCNR in cooperation with the US Fish & Wildlife Service and TVA. Around it, hunters took an estimated 4,786 deer in Lauderdale County in the 2024-25 season, by ADCNR's hunter harvest survey.
Data updated October 2026. Seasons and rules: ADCNR's 2026-27 AREA Permit for the area. County harvest: ADCNR's hunter harvest survey, 2019-20 to 2024-25.
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| Size | 6,010 acres (measured on ADCNR's WMA boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Lauderdale County, Colbert County |
| Deer hunts | Archery and Primitive Weapons |
| Archery deer | Oct. 15-Feb. 10 |
| Turkey | No open season |
| Dogs for deer | No dog deer hunting |
| Deer check station | No mandatory check days; record every hunt in the app or on the daily permit |
| Contact | Biologist – Michael Nelson (334) 893-5989 |
| Nearest towns | Sheffield (next to it), Tuscumbia (3 mi) and Florence (4 mi) |
These seasons cover all of Seven-Mile Island WMA except Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge, which shares the AREA Permit but has its own, shorter seasons and its own page here.
When are the 2026-27 deer hunts on Seven-Mile Island WMA?
No dog deer hunting and no buckshot on the area.
| Hunt | Dates, 2026-27 | Daily limit and rules |
|---|---|---|
| Archery | Oct. 15-Feb. 10 | Two deer a day, two unantlered deer or one unantlered deer and one antlered buck. |
| Primitive Weapons | Nov. 16-20 and Feb. 1-7 | Two deer a day, two unantlered deer or one unantlered deer and one antlered buck. |
Deer check station
The results of all hunts must be recorded using the Outdoor Alabama App or Daily Permit and submitted at kiosk at the conclusion of every hunt day.
Source: ADCNR, Seven-Mile Island WMA 2026-27 AREA Permit, read October 2026. The permit and Regulation 220-2-.55 are the final word.
When is turkey season on Seven-Mile Island WMA?
No open turkey season on Seven-Mile Island WMA in 2026-27.
What else can you hunt on Seven-Mile Island WMA?
| Game | 2026-27 season on the area |
|---|---|
| Waterfowl | State Season. State bag limits. |
| Rail | State Season. Bag Limit: 15 per day. |
| Dove | State Season. (Opening day: 12:00 noon to sunset; remainder of season: ½ hour before sunrise to sunset). Bag limit: 15 per day. |
| Rabbit and squirrel | Sept. 12-Feb. 28 – Fox squirrel season closed during February. Bag limit: 8 squirrels per day. 8 rabbits per day. |
| Feral swine (special season) | Sept. 5-Oct. 13 and Feb. 10-14 – Shotguns using slugs only, primitive weapons, bow and arrow, and crossbows. No dogs allowed. Daylight hours only. No bag limit. |
| Crow | Sept. 1-Feb. 28 – No bag limit. |
| Quail | Nov. 7-Feb. 28 – Bag limit: 8 per day. |
| Woodcock | State Season – Bag limit: 3 per day. |
| Sandhill crane | No Open Season |
| Raccoon and opossum | Sept. 1-Feb. 28 – Nighttime hours only. No hunting on nights of or nights proceeding primitive weapons deer hunts. No bag limit. |
| Bobcat, coyote, opossum, feral swine, raccoon, fox | Open during any other scheduled WMA Hunting Season using weapons and ammunition approved for those hunts. No dogs allowed. Daylight hours only. No bag limit. |
| Bowfishing | Mar. 1-Aug. 31 – Nongame fish only. |
| Furbearer trapping | Excluding feral swine: Oct. 31-Feb. 28 – Permits must be obtained from Area Biologist. |
What else should you know before hunting Seven-Mile Island WMA?
- Seven Mile Island WMA is located within the high-risk zone of the chronic wasting disease (CWD) management zone.
- Hunters shall submit deer heads for CWD testing from all deer harvested at the WMA check station or drop-off sampling freezer locations or a scheduled DCNR mobile sampling location.
- No whole deer body parts shall be transported outside of high-risk zone (all of Lauderdale and Colbert counties and north of Hwy. 24/west of Hwy. 43 in Franklin County). Only meat that has been completely deboned; cleaned skull plates with attached antlers, if no visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present; unattached bare antlers or sheds; raw capes, if no visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present; upper canine teeth, if no root structure of other soft tissue is present; and finished taxidermy products or tanned hides can be transported outside of the high-risk zone.
Which county is Seven-Mile Island WMA in, and what do hunters take there?
| County | Acres of the area in it | County deer, 2024-25 (estimate) | County turkeys, 2024-25 (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale County | 5,951 | 4,786 | 1,193 |
| Colbert County | 59 | 2,840 | 612 |
Acres measured by FilledTag on ADCNR Wildlife Management Area boundaries, 2026-27 and the U.S. Census Bureau 2024 county boundaries. County estimates: ADCNR Alabama Hunter Harvest 2024-2025 annual report, for the whole county, not the WMA; ADCNR does not publish harvest by WMA.
How do you get to Seven-Mile Island WMA?
Highways within 5 miles: AL 2, US 72, AL 13 and US 43. Nearest towns: Sheffield (next to it), Tuscumbia (3 miles), Florence (4 miles) and Muscle Shoals (4 miles).
The closest other Alabama WMAs with a page here: Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge (next to it), Freedom Hills WMA (3.3 miles), Riverton Community Hunting Area (10.4 miles) and Lauderdale WMA (16 miles).
Questions hunters ask
When is deer season on Seven-Mile Island WMA in 2026-27?
ADCNR's 2026-27 AREA Permit for Seven-Mile Island WMA sets these deer seasons: archery Oct. 15-Feb. 10; primitive weapons Nov. 16-20 and Feb. 1-7.
How many deer can you take a day on Seven-Mile Island WMA?
Two deer a day, two unantlered deer or one unantlered deer and one antlered buck: archery Oct. 15-Feb. 10; primitive weapons Nov. 16-20 and Feb. 1-7.
What county is Seven-Mile Island WMA in?
Lauderdale County (5,951 acres) and Colbert County (59 acres), measured on ADCNR's boundary.
Do you have to check deer at a check station on Seven-Mile Island WMA?
No mandatory check station days are set for Seven-Mile Island WMA. The results of all hunts must be recorded using the Outdoor Alabama App or Daily Permit and submitted at kiosk at the conclusion of every hunt day.
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What you need to hunt an Alabama WMA
For deer or turkey, ADCNR asks for a Wildlife Management Area License and the right resident or nonresident all-game hunting license, and for every hunt a paper AREA Permit and daily permit unless you check in and out with the Outdoor Alabama WMA Check-In app. Hunters must wear hunter orange or fluorescent pink during gun deer hunts. Full rules: ADCNR WMA Regulation 220-2-.55.
Where these numbers come from
- Seasons, limits, check days and area notes: ADCNR's 2026-27 AREA Permit for each WMA (ADCNR Wildlife Management Areas and 2026-27 AREA Permits).
- Boundary and acres: ADCNR Wildlife Management Area boundaries, 2026-27. County harvest: ADCNR Alabama Hunter Harvest 2024-2025 annual report.
- Counties, highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 county boundaries; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer. National forest and refuges: U.S. Forest Service land ownership; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundaries.
FilledTag is not part of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Numbers are copied from ADCNR or measured from public maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.
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